Page 2 - Contents; Make sure you register your purchase.; By registering, you’ll be the first to know about:; © Copyright Cambridge Audio Ltd 2010
2 Contents Introduction .........................................................................................................3 Before connecting ...............................................................................................3 Limited warranty ........................................
Page 3 - Multi-Room compatibility is featured in the form of A-BUS Ready; Ready; outputs for either Cambridge Audio Incognito keypads (and power; azur; Introduction; ENGLISH
The process of setting up the 650R is first to make all the connections to yourspeakers and source equipment and then set the unit up via its On-ScreenDisplay (OSD), as there are various settings and adjustments that need to bemade before the 650R can be used. However before you actually decide whic...
Page 4 - Important safety instructions; WEEE symbol; This product meets Russian electronic safety approvals.; FCC regulations; - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
4 For your own safety please read the following important safety instructionscarefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains power supply.They will also enable you to get the best performance from and prolong thelife of the unit: 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. ...
Page 5 - For any service, in or out of warranty, please contact your dealer.; Limited warranty; IMPORTANT
650R azur 5 Cambridge Audio warrants this product to be free from defects in materialsand workmanship (subject to the terms set forth below). Cambridge Audio willrepair or replace (at Cambridge Audio's option) this product or any defectiveparts in this product. Warranty periods may vary from country...
Page 6 - Front panel controls
6 6 Front panel controls Standby/On Switches the unit between Standby mode (indicated by dim power LED) andOn (indicated by bright power LED). Standby is a low power mode. The unitmay be left in Standby mode when not in use. Phones Allows for the connection of stereo headphones with a 6.35mm/¼" ...
Page 7 - Rear panel connections
650R azur 7 Rear panel connections Service/Normal For dealer use only - Switches the 650R between normal (default) mode andtwo Service modes. Do not change the mode to service or make RS232connections to it in service mode as damage may result! RS232C Used for control of the 650R in Custom Install s...
Page 8 - Remote control
8 Remote control Mute Mutes the audio on the AV Receiver. Press again to cancelmute. Volume Increase or decrease the volume of the AV receiver output.Also used as up/down in the OSD setup menus. Tune / Left & Right Press the right arrow to increase tuner frequency/changepreset. Press the lef t a...
Page 9 - Front panel display
650R azur 9 Front panel display Tuner mode indicators Shows Memory/Store active, Stereo mode active, AutoScan active and RDS On. Tone control indicator Lights when Bass and Treble controls are active. Direct indicator Lights when the 650R is in a Direct mode - Analogue Stereo Direct or 7.1Direct. HD...
Page 10 - Analogue audio connections; Digital audio connections; Two types of digital audio connections can be made to the 650R:
10 Analogue audio connections Note: Do not plug in the mains power lead or turn the unit on until allconnections have been made. Connect to source equipment using stereo phono cables (stereo 2RCA-2RCA). Tape/MD/CDR recorder/players require two sets of stereophono/RCA cables, one for recording, one f...
Page 11 - Analogue video input connections; Three types of analogue video connections can be made to the 650R:; HDMI input connections
650R azur 11 Analogue video input connections Three types of analogue video connections can be made to the 650R: 1. Composite - connect with single 75 ohm video phono cable (RCA-RCA). 2. S-Video - connect with S-Video cable. 3. Component - connect with 75 ohm Component video cables (3RCA-3RCA) For s...
Page 12 - Video output connections; OR; To select the Direct Input press the
12 5.1/6.1/7.1 Direct in AM 300 Ω Tuner FM 75 Ω In In Out PSU 24V DC In Keypad 1 Keypad 2 BD/DVD SR SBR SW L SL SBL/SB Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr C 7.1 Direct In L R L R R SR SBR L SL SBL/SB C R TV/Mon Out Video 1/2 Recorder 1 Multi- MultiRoom Room R S232C In In In In In...
Page 13 - Front input connections; FM aerial; Aerial connections; SBR
If it is desired to connect external power amplifiers, use Phono/RCA leadsconnected to the 7.1 Preamp Outputs on the rear panel. For 5.1/6.1/7.1 use set the ‘Preamp Out’ setting in the ‘Output Setup’ OSDmenu to 'Pre Out' rather than 'Normal'. This mutes all the internal poweramplifiers as they are n...
Page 14 - Speaker configuration
14 Front Left and Right speakers For stereo and multi-channel sound. Centre speaker For dialogue and centre sounds. Ideally position at a similar height to the frontleft and right speakers (above or below the TV/monitor). Using a centrespeaker from the same manufacturer/range as used for the front l...
Page 15 - Speaker delay
Set the package as 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 by highlighting the Decode Mode item andusing the Left and Right arrows to scroll through the options: Now move down and by highlighting each speaker in turn and using the Left and Right arrows select from ‘Large’, ‘Small’ or ‘None’ for each speaker. 'Large' or 'Sm...
Page 16 - Auto speaker setup for Distance/Level
16 The 650R allows level calibration to match the acoustic level betweendifferent types/sizes or even manufacturers of speaker that may be beingused for each channel. This is achieved by adjusting the relative level of eachspeaker. This can be done manually through the ‘Level Calibration’ menu inthe...
Page 17 - Audio connection type; Left
Also some Blu-ray players feature settings to allow down conversion of DolbyDigital Plus etc. to backwards compatible Dolby Digital 5.1 for older AVreceivers which do not support these formats. Ensure any such settings are disabled to allow our 650R access to all thelatest formats. Each of the three...
Page 18 - ACTIVE MONITOR/TV OUTPUTS
18 The 650R supports several music and home-cinema listening modes. Theoutput the 650R can provide, depends both on the source signal present, thespeaker setup selected and the decode mode selected. Before we describehow to operate the 650R, below is a brief guide to the Surround Soundformats that t...
Page 19 - Dolby Digital EX; DSP modes
650R azur 19 Dolby Digital EX Known also as DD (3/3) or DD 6.1, an enhanced form of Dolby Digital. On topof the discretely encoded 5.1 channels DD EX provides an extra 6th channel(Surround Back, giving 6.1) matrix encoded into the rear surrounds forgreater image depth and more solid sound localisati...
Page 20 - Operating instructions; On; Selecting the source; Audio Input Type; Selecting the desired listening mode
20 Dolby Digital/DTS Modes - Selects a range of digital surround modes with theappropriately digitally encoded material (only). These modes are for use withthe SPDIF, Toslink or HDMI digital outputs (set to Bitstream/Raw) from Blu-ray players, DVD players or satellite receivers etc. In order for the...
Page 21 - Available via HDMI inputs only.
650R azur 21 ENGLISH Decode modes - 5.1 speaker setup Key (all tables) 5.1< Indicates a 5.1 decode of 6.1 or 7.1 material (phantom back centre). 6.1< Indicates a 6.1 decode of 7.1 material (SBL/SBR mixed to mono and output as SB). >5.1 Indicates a 5.1 output created by a 2.0 decode post pro...
Page 24 - Dynamic range control; Auto; Advanced Dolby/DTS adjustments; Operating instructions continued
24 Dynamic range control This setting controls the dynamic range of Dolby Digital movie soundtracks bycompressing the audio to limit the difference in level between loud and quietpassages in the movie. This can be a useful feature when watching movies late at night for instance.Three settings are po...
Page 25 - or Configuration 5
650R azur 25 For playback the 650R expects you to have an actual physical speaker setupapproximately conforming to one of the layouts as shown below. For 5.1/6.1 setups the situation is simple, the 650R automatically performsany DTS Speaker Remapping required, mapping any of the 7 incomingpossibilit...
Page 26 - Storing stations
26 In some circumstances the 650R is able to allow the user to view one sourcewhilst listening to another. For instance you could watch the video of a sportschannel whilst getting an audio commentary from another such as the Tuner.Because the audio and video portions of an HDMI signal are interlinke...
Page 27 - Note: Bi-wire links must be removed on the speaker’s terminals.; removed
650R azur 27 ENGLISH The crossover adjustments in the Speaker crossover menu are used todetermine the point as which this transition is made. In other words they setthe frequency below which bass is routed away from any ‘Small’ speakersand into the Subwoofer channel. It should be understood that bas...
Page 28 - Lip sync
28 The 650R features Control Bus inputs and outputs thatallow un-modulated remote control commands (positivelogic, TTL level) to be received electrically by the unit. Thesecontrol commands are typically generated by custominstallation (multi-room) systems or remote IR receiversystems. The Control Bu...
Page 29 - outputs; plug must be wired to the EIA/TIA 568A wiring standard:; Multi-room connections; Incognito Ready; DVD player
650R azur 29 ENGLISH A-BUS is a standard that allows compatibility between dif ferentmanufacturers equipment, so A-BUS compatible keypads from othermanufacturers can also be used. If used with our own Incognito KP10keypads, there are some extra features such as the ability to change sourceon the 650...
Page 30 - Troubleshooting
30 No Sound from front speakers, but rear speakers work Receiver is set for ‘Ext 2Ch’ operation (See para 7.1). By entering the OSD menu, selecting the input/output setup menu, thePreamp out setting can be changed from ‘normal’ to ‘Ext. 2 Ch’. This disablesthe internal amplifiers for the front chann...
Page 31 - General; Technical specifications
650R azur 31 ENGLISH General Architecture Cirrus Logic CS43122 24 Bit 192kHz capable DAC for Front Left & Right Cirrus Logic CS52526 24 Bit 192kHz capable CODEC for surround channels + 24 Bit 2 channel A/D conversion Cirrus Logic CS497004 dual 32 bit DSP Audio Inputs 8 Line Level AnalogueTuner (...
